Press releases
New strategic partnership between NCVO and the FSI to support small charities
The National Council for Voluntary Organisations, the representative body for charities, and the Foundation for Social Improvement, a leading source of training for smaller charities, today announced the creation of a strategic partnership to promote each other’s training and support.
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NCVO comment on Charity Commission 2018-2023 strategy
Commenting on the publication of the Charity Commission's statement of strategic intent, Peter Kellner, chair of NCVO, said:
Baroness Stowell is right to demand the highest standards from charities. The great majority that maintain those standards feel betrayed when a small minority fall short. The Commission deserves support for its efforts to provide a clear regulatory framework and a focus on where things go wrong.
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New NHS funding should be contingent on devolved health bodies improving wellbeing, say charities
Devolved health bodies should be incentivised to measure and reduce health inequalities and improve wellbeing, according to an influential group of health charities.
Civil society strategy: Encouraging start, but implementation will be key
The government’s new civil society strategy has delivered a range of positive announcements, but implementation will be key, said the National Council for Voluntary Organisations, which represents charities and volunteering.
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Mary Marsh charity ethics review recommends 'presumption of openness'
Charities should be willing to share information about how they work and operate with ‘a presumption of openness and appropriate transparency’, a draft code of ethics for the sector published today recommends.
The code, led by Dame Mary Marsh and published by NCVO, is part of a major programme of work agreed by charities, umbrella bodies, the Charity Commission and the government, following revelations about sexual abuse in international development.
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Volunteers' Week 2018: Championing volunteering for all
Charities are counting down the days until Volunteers’ Week 2018, taking place 1-7 June, now in its 34th year. The annual campaign sees charities and voluntary groups get together to recognise the contribution volunteers make to our communities every day.
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Charities’ recession recovery complete, shows NCVO Almanac
Charities have completed a long journey to recover their finances to pre-2008 levels, new data released by the National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) shows.
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Sir Stuart Etherington's 2018 state of the sector address to NCVO Annual Conference delegates
Good morning everyone, and welcome to NCVO’s Annual Conference.
It is great to be here, to talk with you, and to hear about the fantastic things that you are all doing. The world around us is truly changed by charities.
It is NCVO’s 100th birthday next year. It was round about this time, one hundred years ago, that discussions were taking place about how voluntary social work could be better organised.
Good morning everyone, and welcome to NCVO’s Annual Conference.Charity Tax Commission launches public call for evidence
The Charity Tax Commission has launched a consultation seeking views on whether and how the tax treatment of charities – estimated to be worth around £3.7bn a year – needs to be reformed.
The review, the first systematic look at charity tax reliefs in over 20 years, will examine the role charities play in society, and seek to identify ways to improve the efficiency and efficacy of the current system.
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Appointment of Baroness Stowell as chair of the Charity Commission
Commenting on the appointment of Tina Stowell as chair of the Charity Commission, Sir Stuart Etherington, chief executive of NCVO, said:
I am looking forward to working with Baroness Stowell. I think she will bring fresh ideas to the role, and her emphasis on the importance of working in partnership with the sector at her pre-appointment hearing yesterday was welcome.
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